Not So Fast: Usher’s Blocking Tameka’s Attempt At A Custody Retrial

September 10th, 2012 - By Brande Victorian

Source: TMZ.com

The nastiest celebrity custody battle to go down in the past year is far from over, despite a ruling already being handed down by a Georgia judge. In what was a surprise ending to many, singer Usher was awarded primary custody of his sons with ex-wife Tameka Raymond late last month, and almost instantaneously Tameka announced plans to file an appeal. From her perspective, money bought the custody ruling, specifically the $1,278 Usher’s lawyer raised for the presiding Judge Lane in March 2008, but despite the obvious conflict of interest, Usher is doing everything to deflect any suggestion of shady business.

In response to papers Tameka filed asking for a retrial, Usher filed his own documents asking the court to deny Tameka’s request as her motion is “an assault on the integrity of the court.”  As TMZ put it:

According to the docs, Usher believes Tameka is delusional, claiming if she were granted a new trial, it would be grounds for a reversal of ALL trials where a lawyer had contributed to a judge’s campaign.

Usher claims the motion “constitutes a continuum of [Tameka's] vile and unsupported claims that every person who dared testify against her … is biased and tainted.”

On Twitter, Tameka has only been sending out positive messages over the past few days, perhaps masking some of the crazy she displayed before. I’m not sure this can help her much at this point though. At one point in the trial, Usher’s legal team entered testimony from a psychologist who said he believes Tameka suffers from a moderate-to-severe mental disorder and considering how difficult it is for a father to gain custody of children from their mother, a retrial, even with a different judge, may not result in a different outcome.

Do you think Tameka deserves a retrial?

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  • DidSheReallyGoThere

    I’m surprised there isn’t any indication of petitioning to a higher-ranking Appeals Division of the judicial system. The indisputable fact that Mr. Raymond is on record for having contributed to the presiding Judge’s fundraising creates an obvious conflict-of-interest. I wonder if Mrs. Raymond would benefit from the advocacy of counsel such as the well-known Attorney Gloria Allred. This is clearly a case where the attention garnered with Attorney Allred’s persuasive capabilities would certainly help more than her (well-intending) current Counsel seems to be doing. Poor Tameka. It’s a pain in every INCH in the a$$ to have an ex who opts to use offspring as Chess Pawns for their own manipulative and spiteful agendas!!!!! I hope things turn around. She’s been through a mighty damn lot!!!!!!!

  • pebblebeach

    She lost access to Child Support checks…Thta is what she is really trying to reclaim…That simple..

  • Real interested in the outcome

    Yes! Something shady went on at the trial. Tameka is not an unfit mother. And Usher is real gay!

  • kathicks01@yahoo.com

    Unfortunately, this appears to be a desperate attempt to overthrow the orginal ruling. If she’d know previously that Usher’s lawyer contributed to the judge’s campaign, and it bothered her…why on Earth wouldn’t she have asked for a new judge BEFORE the final ruling? No person in their right mind would allow this type of legal process to contunue with that kind of evidence and risk losing their kids. She’s being a little desperate right now (no woman on Earth could blame her of course), but I think she should acted on this alot sooner and maybe tings would have worked out for her. Smh..sad situation

  • adorable

    No give the kids to usher

  • gjohnson

    I feel sorry that she lost her son, but at the same time, all the dumb things she did during the custody hearings leave me to believe that the children would be better off with their father. There are crazy mothers in the world and in most cases the court awards these women their children with tragic results. If the court feels that the children would be better off with their father, so be it. She is fighting because she will not be entitled to the child support payments.

  • student21jrh

    I personally believe Usher is just as crazy as Tameka is…but anyone who knows…knows money talks…and the best lawyers when…inspite..They had 50/50 custody and …if her other kids father isn’t behind Usher that should tell you something….I really use to be an Usher fan…not so much anymore..I don’t think Usher has his kids best interest at heart…i think Usher has Ushers best interest at heart….He is such a loser…

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1554747640 Cheryl Robinson

    Why do you want to let your children see you being silly. She is going to mess around and loose the boys all together. If money bought the verdict would it not stand to reason that he has more of it than you and you should leave it alone,

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Rosa-Butler/1612699604 Rosa Butler

    I think she needs to take what she is getting and call it a day. I don’t think a new trial will make any difference. I don’t know if she was a unfit mother or not. I think she should quit making her self look like she might be one. It’s over and she should accept that!

  • kahlijr

    i seriously thought this was settled when he granted her a sizeable amount of child support after her son was killed. i ain’t mad at a brotha for wanting his kids. and just cuz a woman is a mom doesn’t mean she’s the best thing for them. she’s always seen a little crazy to me but i don’t know her. i really hope he’s not just taking the kids to be an jerk.

  • kahlijr

    i seriously thought this was settled when he granted her a sizeable amount of child support after her son was killed. i ain’t mad at a brotha for wanting his kids. and just cuz a woman is a mom doesn’t mean she’s the best thing for them. she’s always seen a little crazy to me but i don’t know her. i really hope he’s not just taking the kids to be an jerk.

  • Kellz

    Usher is a greedy fool only seeking control. He is using his celebrity to get what he wants. It has yet to be proven that she is an unfit mother

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